Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud explained

"" (ar|خيبر خيبر يا يهود جيش محمد سوف يعود;) is an Arabic-language rallying slogan referencing the Battle of Khaybar of 628 CE, which began after Muhammad marched with a large Muslim army and besieged Khaybar, an oasis in present-day Saudi Arabia that was home to a notable Jewish community.

The slogan is chanted primarily at public anti-Israel demonstrations, though it has been invoked during Islamist terrorist attacks as well.

The chant has been categorized as antisemitic by the American news broadcaster PBS[1] and the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel,[2] and by the British advocacy group Muslims Against Antisemitism[3] and the American advocacy group Anti-Defamation League.[4]

Background

The slogan was coined in the late 1980s during the First Intifada by Ahmed Yassin, founder of the militant Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas.[5] [6] [7]

Prevalence

Anti-Israel protests

The slogan has since been embraced more widely by Islamists,[8] Islamic extremists and anti-Israel militants.[9] [10] It has been chanted at Islamic extremist and pro-Palestinian demonstrations, including in Jerusalem,[11] [12] Sweden,[13] England,[14] [15] [16] Austria,[17] Belgium,[18] the Netherlands,[19] [20] [21] and Australia.[22] The chant is employed more frequently during periods of violence between Israel and the Palestinians, like during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis and the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[23] [24]

In Europe, those chanting it have faced criminal charges, including incitement to hatred.[25] [26]

Shaima Dallali stepped down as president of the National Union of Students in 2022 after controversy surrounding allegations of antisemitism, including her previous use of the phrase "Khaybar Khaybar O Jews … Muhammad’s army will return Gaza."[27]

Terrorist attacks

Indonesian terrorist Amrozi, involved in the 2002 Bali bombings, shouted the slogan before being sentenced to death in 2003 in a Bali courtroom.[28]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Brabant . Malcolm . Tensions rise in U.K. amid large-scale protests over Israel-Hamas war . 28 November 2023 . . 2023-11-13.
  2. News: Philpot . Robert . UK Jews say govt not protecting them from Islamic extremism amid Israel-Hamas war . 28 November 2023 . . 2023-11-18.
  3. Web site: Why We As Muslims Must Challenge Antisemitic Language Like This . Muslims Against Antisemitism . 28 November 2023 . 2021-02-01.
  4. News: Khaybar Khaybar ya yahud . 20 November 2023 . Glossary of Extremism and Hate . Anti-Defamation League.
  5. Book: Lawrence Rose, Paul . Paul Lawrence Rose . 2014 . Asher Small . Charles . Charles A. Small . Global Antisemitism: A Crisis of Modernity Volume IV: Islamism and the Arab World . . 106 . Muhammad, the Jews, and Khaybar: Fantasy and Emotion in Contemporary Islamic Political and Religious Antisemitism . https://isgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Volume-4.pdf#page=114 .
  6. Litvak . Meir . 1998 . The Islamization of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: The Case of Hamas . Middle Eastern Studies . 34 . 1 . 157 . 4283922 . 0026-3206.
  7. Shrentzel . Israel . 2018 . Verses and Reality: What the Koran Really Says about Jews . Jewish Political Studies Review . 29 . 3/4 . 27 . 26500684 . 0792-335X.
  8. News: Dziadosz . Alexander . Islamist leaders vow unity against Israel . 28 November 2023 . . 2012-11-15.
  9. Goldberg . Jeffrey . 2001-01-21 . Arafat's Gift . en-US . The New Yorker . 2023-11-17 . 0028-792X.
  10. News: Friedman . Thomas L. . 1984-05-27 . SOME FRIENDS TO FOES IN SOUTH LEBANON . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-19.
  11. Web site: 2020-01-17 . Muslims chant about killing Jews outside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  12. Web site: Liphshiz . Cnaan . 2017-12-08 . Palestinian man killed, 300 wounded in West Bank and Gaza rioting over Trump Jerusalem move . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  13. News: 2 September 2020 . At protest against far-right lawmaker, Swedish Muslims chant about killing Jews . The Times of Israel .
  14. Web site: Liphshiz . Cnaan . 2018-11-09 . London rally for Jews killed in Arab countries disrupted by men shouting in Arabic about killing Jews . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2023-11-11 . Met Police detain hundreds as pro-Palestinian rally turns volatile . 2023-11-19 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en-US.
  16. Web site: October 29, 2023 . Police appeal for information over possible hate crime at demo . 2023-11-19 . The Jewish Chronicle.
  17. Web site: 2021-05-14 . Anti-Israel protesters in Vienna chant about a massacre of Jews . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  18. Web site: 2020-06-29 . Dozens chant about an ancient massacre of Jews at pro-Palestinian rally in Brussels . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  19. Web site: Liphshiz . Cnaan . 2014-07-15 . Antwerp demonstration features calls to 'slaughter the Jews' . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  20. Web site: Liphshiz . Cnaan . 2014-07-07 . Hague Muslim protest features menacing calls about Jews . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  21. Web site: Liphshiz . Cnaan . 2017-08-31 . Protesters chant about killing Jews at Netherlands rally . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  22. News: 31 October 2023 . Palestine activist Nasser Mashni accused of 'inciting hatred' . The Australian . https://archive.today/20231101104747/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/palestine-activist-nasser-mashni-accused-of-inciting-hatred/news-story/e0c8588d7933797a0101da1b044845c2#selection-403.145-403.150 . 1 November 2023.
  23. Web site: 21 April 2022 . Death threat to Jews sung openly at rallies across the UK . 2023-11-19 . The Jewish Chronicle.
  24. Web site: 2023-11-18 . Antisemitism online directly increases real-world violence, study finds . 2023-11-19 . The Jerusalem Post.
  25. Web site: 2023-04-20 . Two men charged with hate crime for 'Khaybar' chant at anti-Israel demo . 2023-11-19 . The Jewish Chronicle.
  26. Web site: Liphshiz . Cnaan . 2017-01-27 . Belgians who chanted about Jewish massacre indicted . 2023-11-19 . Jewish Telegraphic Agency . en-US.
  27. News: Adams . Richard . NUS president ousted over antisemitism allegations . 28 November 2023 . . 2022-11-01.
  28. Book: Gilbert, Martin . In Ishmael's House: A History of Jews in Muslim Lands . McClelland & Stewart . 2011 . xiii-xix. 9780771035692 .

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